Vols. for 1994-1995 distributed to depository libraries in microfiche.

General Note:

Special "80th anniversary supplement" issue published on Aug. 12, 1994.

General Note:

Special ed. for 65th anniversary of the Panama Canal issued at end of Oct. 1979, is also a joint issue with: The News: authorized unofficial publication of the U.S. Armed Forces, Quarry Heights, Panama, and includes the text of the Panama Canal Act.

Vol. VI, No. 42 More Than 50 Years of Service to World Commerce Friday, April 5, 1968

AT HEMISFAIR

Map "Trip"

Via Canal

In Exhibit
Visitors to Hemisfair will get a
vicarious voyage through the Pan-
ama Canal.
A sophisticated relief map of the
waterway, complete with lights,
transiting ships and a recorded nar-
ration, is a featured attraction at the
Panama pavilion.
The international exposition, which
opens tomorrow (April 6) in San
Antonio, Tex., is expected to attract
visitors from all over the United
States, Latin America, and Europe.
The Panama exhibit also includes
displays of the country's pottery,
art, handicrafts, coins, history, and
native costumes.
Live shows to be presented by
Panama's Tourist Institute at various
periods throughout the fair will fea-
ture folkloric dance groups and the
music of famed Panamanian organist
and composer Lucho AzcArraga.
The topographical map of the
Canal-more than 25 feet long-is
the central theme of the exhibit.
Lighting which is synchronized to a
taped narration will add realism to
the display.
Taking viewers on an imaginary
trip through the Canal, the narrator
describes its main features as they
appear to a ship passenger as the
vessel transits from Atlantic to
Pacific.
The 6-minute tape is cued to a
complex lighting system which
throws a spotlight on each feature
as it is mentioned. As viewers move
through the Canal on their make-
believe transit to the Pacific, a day-
light to nightfall transition is simu-
lated. When darkness falls, about
halfway through the crossing, the
Canal itself comes alive with the
lights of buoys, ships, lighthouses,
bank lighting and the communities
along the banks of the waterway.
Built for the Panama Canal by
Atkins & Merrill, Inc., of Sudbury,
Mass., the model is 25 feet long by
slightly more than 10 feet at its
widest point. The model of the Canal
which has been on display at the
Canal Zone Library for many years
was used as a mold for the Hemis-
fair display. The new model is of
unbreakable fiberglass. It is an up-
dated version and includes townsites,
the Thatcher Ferry Bridge, and many
other additional details.
Preparation for Panama Canal par-
ticipation in Hemisfair began many
months ago under the direction of
Col. James A. Betts, Director of En-
gineering and Construction, who was
designated to head the project when
the Canal organization was invited
by the Panama Government to pre-
sent a display in its pavilion.
The Panama Canal Information
Office prepared the script and rec-
orded the narration which accom-
panies the display. A Spanish lan-
guage version of the narration has
been printed in pamphlet form to
be distributed to Spanish-speaking
visitors to the Panama Pavilion.

Rock Show Saturday
The Canal Zone Gem and Mineral
Society will hold its annual Rock
Show and Bazaar at Stevens Circle
in Balboa Saturday, April 6, from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
On display will be jewelry, gift
items and other articles made by the
rockhounds from semiprecious stones.

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BHS Drama Club

Presenting "Dino"

April 18, 19, 20

For its next production in April,
the Balboa High School Drama Club
will present "Dino," a modern play
dealing with the pertinent problem
of youth in slum areas.
"Dino" was written by Reginald
Rose as a television play and was so
widely acclaimed that Kristin Sergel
adapted it to the stage.
The play was chosen by the Balboa
High School Drama Club for the
opportunities it offers in acting such
roles as Dino, the teenage killer, and
Shirley, the shy, intelligent girl
scorned by her companions, and for
the insight into the problems of a
teenager brought up without love.
Jerry Faulconer as Dino and Stella
Tremblay as Shirley play the lead
roles. Mr. Mandel, the psycho-
therapist, is played by Jim Latimer
and Jackie, the Brooklyn receptionist
of the settlement house, by Shirley
Fontaine.
"Dino" will be presented at the
Balboa High School Auditorium
April 18, 19, and 20 at 8 p.m. Tickets
are now on sale at the high school,
or may be purchased at the box office.
(Picture on Page 4.)

Annuities Up 3.9%
The U.S. Civil Service Com-
mission has announced an annuity
increase of 3.9 percent which also
will benefit all Federal employees
retiring on or before April 29.
This increase is effective May 1
and will show up in annuity
checks dated June 1. Employees
anticipating early retirement may
contact the Employee Services
Branch if additional information
is desired.

C.Z. United Fund

Annual Meeting

To Be April 16
The annual meeting of members
of the Canal Zone United Fund, Inc.,
will be held Tuesday, April 16, at
2 p.m., in the Board Room of
the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights.
The principal purpose of the
meeting will be to receive the pres-
ident's annual report and to elect
new trustees.
Each person who has contributed
to the United Fund is a member and
is cordially invited to attend the
annual meeting.

Streets Are for Vehicles

S. and NOT for Children

Playing in the streets is an impor-
tant cause of deaths of children re-
sulting from automobile accidents.
One study revealed that there were
four times more children killed in
streets or on highways than by all
the leading childhood diseases put
together.
Investigation of the frequency and
location of pedestrian street accidents
shows that the greatest number of
accidents involving young children
occur within one block of the victim's
home-many times right in front of
the child's home.
Children playing in the streets,
chasing balls into the street, walking
in the street when there is a side-
walk, crossing a street against the
light, crossing a street in a place other
than at a crosswalk, and darting out
between parked cars, are the victims
of these accidents.

The development of playgrounds
in communities has brought a signi-
ficant decrease in the number of
accidents involving younger children,
as they spend more time in the play-
ground and less on the street and
exposure to traffic-if their parents
make sure they play there-and not
in the streets. Very few accidents
happen in the areas adjacent to
recreation facilities.
The aim of playgrounds provided
in the Canal Zone communities is to
get children off the streets, which
are unsafe as a place to play. It is
the duty of parents, Canal Zone
police officials say, to instruct their
children of the safe places to play
and to teach them safety concepts in
terms of physical safety. They should
be made aware of the hazards of
vehicles and be taught to recognize
safety signs, signals and obey them.

Shortened Birth

Certificate Forms

Being Prepared

The Vital Statistics office of the
Health Bureau will issue new birth
certificate forms. They are now in
the final stage of printing and will
be issued as soon as they are received.
The certificate will be a short form
similar to birth certificates currently
issued in most of the United States.
They will be printed in English and
Spanish and will replace the two
long forms (all English and all
Spanish) now issued.
These short forms contain all the
vital information required for rec-
ording a birth and have been
approved by representatives of the
Immigration and Naturalization Serv-
ice of the Federal Government.
These forms also satisfy the require-
ments for obtaining Certificates of
U.S. Citizenship.
The old forms will still be valid
and it will not be necessary to request
new forms for replacement purposes.

John H. (Red) Joyner gives a symbolic last pull to the Ancon Motor Trans-
portation Division 4 o'clock whistle to mark the end of 44 years of service,
all of it with the same Panama Canal Division. Joyner officially retired at
the end of March but will remain as General Foreman of the Motor
Transportation Division Repair Shop in Ancon until June 1968.

Tape cued to lighting system for "transit" for visitors; here's model.

CZC Alumni

Begin Survey

Of Careers
The Canal Zone College Alumni
Relations Committee is compiling a
survey of all former Canal Zone Col-
lege students, starting with the Class
of 1957. The purpose of this survey
is to bring records up to date on what
has happened in alumni's educational
and occupational careers since they
left Canal Zone College.
There also has been a recommen-
dation by the Middle States Accredit-
ing Association on compiling statistics
on students. This information will be
invaluable, too, in the further devel-
opment of the Canal Zone College
curriculum and in counseling present
and future students.
Information sheets are being sent
out and it is requested that alumni
complete and return them. 'An addi-
tional information sheet is being in-
cluded which the college hopes will
be forwarded to a classmate. In this
way it may be possible to reestablish
contact with the majority of former
students and graduates.
In many instances theseforms will
be mailed to the address of the
parents where the student was res-
iding while attending the college.
Parents are urged to forward all ma-
terials to their sons and/or daughters
so that contact with them may be
reestablished.
Cooperation of everyone is essen-
tial to our development of an alumni
mailing list and to accomplish this
current survey, said Walter Mikulich,
chairman of the Alumni Relations
Committee. Forms also are available
at the Panama Canal Information
Office.

L4 f J IV Chicken chow mein, Chinese fried
SI- ", a rice, sweet and sour pork, tossed
Ssalad with dressing, relish tray, but-
AV tered micha rolls, assorted pastries,
beverage. Our price for this wonder-
4 ful dinner is just $1.50 for adults,
and for children $1. Make your re-
.f ^ servations for any one of our seatings,
5:30, 6:30, or 7:30 p.m., by calling
Proud of their record of 17 wins and 3 losses, Pacific Farm League baseball champions for 1968 are shown with Balboa 2-2111.
their manager, Robert Mills. From left (front row): Bobby Gleichman, Carlos Angueira, Andy Keake, Ted Kellogg,
Mike Gleichman, Rick Gayer; standing: Dan Belser, Steve Geoghegan, Dan Geoghegan, Terry Howard, man- SUNDAY BRUNCH
ager Robert Mills, Andy Pearson, Joe Barkowitz, Robert Bredbenner, Robert Gilbert, and Greg Belser. Robert The Tivoli uest House would like
Bredbenner left the team due to unforeseen circumstances after the first game. The two Belser boys returned to
the United States at close of the first half. Not shown in the picture: Tommy Munsil and coach William Kessler. to extend a special invitation for you
and your family to attend the Sunday
_ __.Brunch on April 7. The menu will
Did You Know feature: Assorted fruit and juice trays,
Did You Know dollar pancakes, syrup, honey, eggs
That in addition to doctors and benedict, German fried potatoes,
nurses, medical care requires all sorts grilled sausage links, grilled bacon,
( ,., t, ;. =': of supporting troops, hospital aids, deep fried chicken livers, assorted
S '//z f Lr" gX-ray technicians, physiotherapists? dry cereals, buttered toast, cinnamon
As care grows more complex, with toast, jam, jelly, assorted coffee cakes,
5.\L. one health assistant per doctor in muffins, coffee, tea.
Sl, "i, t' I L 1900, the ratio today is 13 to 1. By Brunch is served at the Roosevelt
SL(, LU 1 1975 the needed ratio probably will Room from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Adults,
reach 25 to 1. Patients need have no $1.50; children, $1.
"S M fear that their care will suffer from _ _
-- the wider employment of health NO TRUCKS IN DAYTIME?
,. I assistants. In fact, not only do tech-
inicians release doctors from tedious In a recent speech, Everett Hut-
Sij tlrn ,and time-consuming chores; in many chinson, Under Secretary of Trans-
L'C cases, the technicians become so portation, discussed the possibility of
V skilled that they do these specialized banning large commercial vehicles
aW .. jobs better than most doctors. (From from main streets during daylight
the Gorgas Hospital Bulletin.) hours.

SCN-TV SCHEDULE
(Schedule subject to change without notice)

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The Police team won the Pacific Little League championship with a season
League Champions for 1968 are, from left (front row): Darwin Barnes, Jame
Eddie MacArthur, Ronnie Mills; (second row): Buddy Hermanny, Joe Her
Donnie Bretscher, Eddie Gleichman, William Roth-Roffy; (back row): coach
manager, James Barnes. Not shown in the picture is Ro

Red Cross Lifesaving

Classes Start Saturday

Junior and senior Red Cross Life-
saving classes will again be offered
at the Balboa Pool beginning Satur-
day, April 6, at 9:30 a.m. Classes
will last 2 hours.
To qualify for the senior course
one must be at least 16 or a junior in
high school and be able to pass a
preliminary swimming test. For the
junior course, one must be at least
12 or in the seventh grade, and be
able to swim 440 yards with proper
form. The senior course requires a
written examination at the conclusion
of the instruction sessions.

SPILLWAY
The PANAMA CANAL SPILLWAY is an
official publication of the Panama
Canal, Balboa Heights, C.Z. News
articles and pictures contained in it are
made available to all interested news
media for whatever use they may wish
to make of them and may be reprinted
without official clearance.
W. P. LEBER
Governor of the Canal Zone
H. R. PARFITT
Lieutenant Governor
FRANK A. BALDWIN
Information Officer
Material intended for publication in
the SPILLWAY should be delivered to
the Panama Canal Press Office or
mailed to PANAMA CANAL SPILLWAY,
Box M, Balboa Heights, C.Z.
Distributed free to all Panama Canal
employees. Subscription cost for others
(including mailing) $2.60 a year. Make
checks payable to Panama Canal Com-
pany and address to: SPILLWAY Sub-
scriptions, Box M, Balboa Heights, C.Z.

The International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, Local 397, will
hold a picnic for members and their
families at the picnic area across from
the swimming pool in the 15th Naval
District April 21.
Food and refreshments will be
served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and
there will be games and swimming
from 1 to 5 p.m.
Persons willing to help the picnic
committee may call Jerome Steiner,
Balboa 4617 or Jim O'Donnell,
Balboa 4566.

For April 18
Southern Sanitation Area, Pacific
side component of the Canal Zone
Division of Sanitation of the Health
Bureau, in cooperation with the
Supply Division, will present two
Food Handlers Reviews at the Bal-
boa Theater Thursday, April 18.
An English presentation will begin
at 8:15 a.m. and Spanish presentation
at 1:15 p.m. The review will last
approximately 3 hours. It will consist
of motion pictures, on-the-job slides,
handouts and a question and answer
period. There will be a half time
coffeebreak.
The review is basically for all
Canal organization and private club
food handlers within the Southern
Sanitation Area. Housewives and/or
domestic employees and home eco-
nomics students are cordially invited
to attend.

3d Slow Pitch

Softball Tourney

Will Open April 8
The third annual Viceroy Invita-
tional Slow Pitch Softball Tourna-
ment will be held at the Pacific Soft-
ball League Park, Balboa, Monday,
April 8, through Sunday, April 28.
Twenty-seven teams from the Repub-
lic of Panama and the Canal Zone
will participate in this double
elimination tournament.
Tabacalera Istmefia, S.A., pro-
ducers of Viceroy cigarettes, sponsor
of the tournament, will award first,
second, and third place team trophies,
18 individual player trophies for the
first and second place teams, a fielder
trophy and a most valuable player-
pitcher trophy.
Games will be played Saturdays
and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 10:30
p.m. and Mondays through Fridays
at 6:15 p.m., 7:30 p.m., and 8:45
p.m.

Benefit Card Party
At Tivoli April 20
The Benefit Card Party for the
Scholarship Fund of the Canal Zone
College Club will be held at
the Tivoli Cuest House Saturday,
April 20, at 1 p.m.
Persons attending will make up
their own tables and are requested
to bring cards and tallies. The daw-
ing of door prizes will be at 3:30
p.m. while tea is being served.
For reservations call Mrs. Ken-
neth Bivin, 2-4229, or Mrs. James
L. Wolf, 2-4246.

Nathan Fleckner, left, Administrative Assistant in the Panama Canal's Per-
sonnel Bureau, who is retiring after 35 years' U.S. Government service, was
guest of honor at a retirement luncheon given at the Tivoli Guest House.
A letter written and signed by more than 100 Panama Canal disability relief
recipients, expressing appreciation for help he has given them, was presented
him by Edward A. Doolan, Director of the Personnel Bureau. He also
received from the guests a large amplifier tuner for a stereo system.

Personnel Administrative Assistant

Retires After 31 Years' Service

Nathan Fleckner, who retired
April 1 as Administrative Assistant in
the Panama Canal's Personnel Bu-
reau, had almost 31 years' service in
the Canal organization, to which was
added 4 years and 4 months U.S.
Army service.
He was active in the Canal's dis-
ability relief program, was known
as the "chief scrounger" for Asilos
Bolivar and Santa Luisa, the old
peoples' homes in the Republic of
Panama, and had been a representa-
tive to the Republic of Panama for
the organization of Scouting in the
Republic.
Born in New York, N.Y., he en-
listed in the U.S. Army December 2,
1932. He arrived on the Isthmus on
board the USAT Republic Decem-
ber 29, 1932, and served on the Isth-
mus until April 16, 1937, when he
received an honorable discharge
from the Army and entered Panama
Canal service in the Records Bureau.
He transferred to the Municipal En-
gineering Division and was assigned
to the Panama City Water Office on
July 29, 1939.
In January 1941 he was trans-
ferred to and placed in charge of the
Colon Water Office. In April 1943
he was transferred to and placed in
charge of the Panama City Water
Office; in July 1953, transferred to
the Comptroller's Plant Inventory
and Appraisal Staff, and in Septem-

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Fire Chief W. G. Dolan, right, pins a shiny new badge on Sgt. Larry J.
Miller, Balboa Fire District, promoted from firefighter to fire sergeant.
Sergeant Miller, who was born in New York City, came to the Isthmus in
1937 and served in the Quartermaster Corps at Quarry Heights until 1940.
After working for the Marine Bureau for approximately a year, he transferred
to the Fire Division in March 1942, where he has been acting fire sergeant
on several occasions.

ber 1962 transferred to the Per-
sonnel Bureau as Administrative
Assistant.
Fleckner enlisted in the U.S. Navy
Reserve in 1949 and retired from the
Reserve as Chief Petty Officer Octo-
ber 1, 1967.
He is a member of the Balboa Gun
Club; the Boy Scouts of America, of
which he was committee chairman,
Troop 5, Ancon. He was District
Commissioner (Pacific) Council 801
and Neighborhood Commissioner
of this Council. He received the
Scouter's award, the Scouter's Sta-
tuette, and was an honorary member
of the National Scouters Association,
Republic of Panama.
He also is a member of the Lions
Club, Balboa; is an honorary member
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Post 3835, and was associated with
the Rio Abajo churches in the forma-
tion of youth groups for the care of
disability relief people.
Mr. and Mrs. Fleckner plan to
make their future home in Costa
Rica.

Good Friday Worship

Service Scheduled
A special ecumenically oriented
Good Friday service, to which the
general public is invited, will be
held at Redeemer Lutheran Church,
Balboa, April 12, beginning at noon.
Area clergymen of varying Chris-
tian denominations will participate,
each presenting a brief meditation
upon one of Christ's words from the
cross. Speakers will be the Reverend
Joe L. Prickett (Baptist), the Rever-
end Clarence Payne (Union Church),
Father Edward J. Melvin (Roman
Catholic), the Reverend Kenneth L.
Mahler (Lutheran), the Reverend
F. Baron Cockburn {British Method-
ist), and Chaplain Richard F. Poock
(Albrook AFB). The Reverend Carl
W. Bretscher of Redeemer Lutheran
Church, host congregation, will be
the officiant.
Though its total duration will be
3 hours, the service will be divided
into six individual worship seg-
ments, beginning every %/ hour from
noon until 3 p.m. There will be
5-minute intermissions between seg-
ments to enable worshipers to come
and go as their schedules permit.
Special music will be provided by
the choirs of Balboa Union Church
and Redeemer Lutheran Church and
by instrumental groups from the
USAFSO Band.

All Retail Stores

Closed April 12

All retail stores will be closed
Good Friday, April 12. In order to
provide food service on the day
before the holiday, the Paraiso Retail
Store food section only will be open
Thursday, April 11, during regular
store hours when they would ordi-
narily be closed.
The Diablo Heights and Margarita
Superettes and the Gatun Con-
venience Section will be open regular
hours Good Friday.

Deadlines
Material intended for publica-
tion in TIIE SPILLWAY should be
received in the Panama Canal
Press Office not later than Mon-
day afternoon of the week of
publication. Only urgent material
can be received and processed
for use the same week as late
as noon Tuesday. Mail material
to PANAMA CANAL SPILLWAY,
Box M, Balboa Heights, C.Z.

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SALUDOS, AMIGOS ...
The Grand Fair of the Azuero
Peninsula will draw many spectators
this weekend to the bustling Interior
town of Los Santos. It is about 160
miles from Balboa, and good road
all the way . Now that the U.S.
Air Force Band has come and gone,
we can let you in a secret: Dr. Victor
Herr of the Schools Division has
been a certified Honorary Member
of the USAF Band for some time. In
fact he played trombone during his
service days in the Air Force .. .
In case you have nothing else to
do, check through the 1968 Tele-
phone Directory and you'll see that
there are listed, among other things,
56 SMITHs, 48 BROWNs-plus three
with an "E," and 32 JONESes! In
addition, there are 102 names that
start with "Mc"-How about that,
John?? . Mary Lynch is planning
to travel Stateside later this month ...
Lou Seldon was munching an empa-
nada in the basement the other day
(-and you thought no one saw you,
huh??) . Julius Grigore will have
an article published in the June issue
of "Explorers Journal."
THIS OUGHT TO DO IT: The
motto most .prize-fighters claim is,
"Tis better to give than to receive!"
More than 5,000 books and articles
have been written about the "lost
continent" of Atlantis.
Did you know that yesterday was
the 19th anniversary of the founding
of NATO? . And on this date in
1955, Sir Winston Churchill resigned
as the Prime Minister of Great
Britain? . Richard Froehle telling
Larry Corrigan all about traveling
through the Interior at Electronics
. Ron Seeley and Lloyd Anderson
at coffeebreak (Where's Bruce??) ...
The first colored cartoon in America
was "The Yellow Kid" by Richard
Outcault which appeared in the "New
York World" in 1895! . .
SOGGY DOUGHNUT AWARD:
To Richard W. Abell and H. E.
Zwicker for being first and last, re-
spectively, in the invidual listings
in the new phone book!
Sylvia Moffatt is the owner of that
friendly voice that answers you when
you call Information on the phone
. Dewitt "Bud" Myers of the Col-
lege faculty is one of the best-liked
teachers, but lie's tough on exams ..
Eddie Filo in his patrol car watching
the speed-demons . Late Flash:
We finally located Sam Maphis ..
Don't miss the College production
"Lil Abner"-it's funny!! . George
McArthur, Charlie Howe, and Bob
Lowry keep those big dredges scoop-
ing it up all along the Canal . .
Somebody called and wanted to
donate a slightly-used sailfish to Bill
O'Sullivan to make up for what he
didn't catch the last time he went
fishing . Betty Rathgeber and
Mazie Schwarzrock checking their
mail like as if Xmas were near . .
George Black keeping busy with all
that paperwork at MTD . and how
was your week???? ...
That does it for this week. All
contributions will be appreciated, so
if you have an item of interest just
writeit down and sent it in to "It's
No Secret," Box M, Balboa Heights,
C.Z. The column is dedicated to the
reader, and is meant to keep on the
light side of life and give you a
chuckle or two at the happenings of
your friends and coworkers. So, until
next week, keep in mind that Easter
is coming round the corner, and the
baskets and bunnies are going fast
Hasta la vista!!!

Page 3

THE PANAMA CANAL SPILLWAY

April 5, 1968

:1, .. ^m At The Movies

Dr. Daniel M. Weber, who conducted workshops in Language Arts for Canal Zone elementary school teachers,
observes the work of Caroline Hanson of Balboa Elementary School in a make-believe classroom on the stage of
the Balboa High School Activities Building. The other members of the classroom, all pupils at Balboa Elementary
School are, front row, from left: Lori Cox and Gerald Nowotny; second row, from left: Kim Beck, Caroline
Hanson, Dr. Weber, Celeste Bondurant, Val Richey, and Danny Peppers; back row: James Stack.

Language Arts

Workshops Held

For Teachers

Dr. Daniel M. Weber, a member
of the staff of the International Divi-
sion of McGraw Hill Publishing Co.,
conducted workshops in Language
Arts for the elementary school
teachers.
He met with the Atlantic side
faculty members at Cristobal Junior-
Senior High School Auditorium, and
spoke to the teachers on the Pacific
side at the Activities Building of
Balboa High School. Dr. Weber dis-
cussed programed reading and spell-
ing. He also demonstrated his tech-
niques with a grade 2 class from
Balboa Elementary School.
Dr. Weber is a graduate of Purdue
University with a degree in English
and philosophy. His master's and
doctorate studies at the University
of Cincinnati were in reading. He
has 10 years of teaching experience
in the elementary grades. In addition
he was the director of the Experi-
mental School at Purdue University
for a year. With McGraw Hill for
5 years, for 2 years he served as the
national consultant. Since then he
has been with the International Divi-
sion and is their representative to
the U.S. Dependent Schools. He has
conducted more than 300 workshops
in 35 different countries.

BROWSInG

COLLECTIOn
By Emily J. Price

Great feats of engineering since
World War II are described in Jean
Ford Brennan's book The Elegant
Solution. Six episodes are related:
Boeing's production of the first U.S.
passenger jet, the creation of the
Nautilus, the first atomic submarine,
the story of Xerox, the laying of the
transatlantic cable, IBM's develop-
ment of the digital computer, and
"The Newest Wonders of the World"
describing the achievements of
structural engineering.
Marshall Terry, in Tom Northway,
has written a happy and gentle novel
about an old farmer who celebrates
his 90th birthday by following the
simple ritual of his daily chores and
reflecting on his life and its meaning.

TEEN DANCE TONIGHT
The Soul Foundation will play for
the dancing set tonight from 7:30 to
11:30 p.m. at the Balboa Teen Club.
Members are admitted free. Non-
members pay a nominal fee. Casual
attire is the dress for the dance.

Retirement Parties Scheduled

For Lawrence Chambers For Mrs. Dela Noonan

For Lawrence Chambers For Mrs. Della Noonan

A bachelor luncheon in honor of
Lawrence W. Chambers, who is re-
tiring as Safety Officer, Southern Dis-
trict, Marine Bureau, will be held at
the Tivoli Guest House Roosevelt
Room Friday, April 19.
Tickets are available in the Marine
Director's office, the Navigation Di-
vision administration section, and at
the Panama Canal Locks' Safety
Office.
Chambers is retiring after 28 years,
1 month, and 1 day service, all with
the Canal organization.

Bowling Tourney

Sign-up Saturday

Area elimination events of the
annual Isthmian Junior Bowling
Association tournament will be held
April 21, 22, and 27. Championship
events will be April 28.
All entries must be in by April 6.
The Balboa Junior League repre-
sentative will be at Balboa Bowling
Lanes Saturday, from 9 a.m. until
11 a.m. and the Balboa Bantam
League coaches will be at Balboa
Saturday from 11 a.m. until 12:30
p.m. to sign up all the entries from
these two leagues.

An unusual sort of novel is Master
Prim, by James Whitfield Ellison.
The hero is a young boy who is a
chess wizard. Involved in the intense
world of championship chess, the boy
finds a conflict within himself
between the urge of competition and
the need to be loved. The author's
understanding of youth's dilemmas
makes this a memorable story.
David Walker, in his new suspense
story CAB-Intersec, follows the ad-
ventures of Harry Ambler, a hand-
some drifter who is hired by a tycoon
to discover the whereabouts of a
famous diamond. Most of the action
takes place in the Swiss Alps and
the plot turns and swerves as Harry
pursues his quarry on skis and in his
souped-up car.
Sir Francis Chichester tells the
story of his extraordinary voyage in
Gipsy Moth Circles the World. His
solo trip around the world was a feat
of navigation and personal courage
and he writes about it in beautifully
clear and simple language.

After 38 years of service with the
Supply and Community Service Bu-
reau, Mrs. Della Raymond Noonan
will retire April 29.
Following retirement, she will join
her husband, Joe, in Brazos Heights,
C.Z., for a year before their depar-
ture to their new home in Sarasota,
Fla.
All friends are welcome to a cock-
tail-buffet retirement party in her
honor to be held at the Tivoli Guest
House at 6:30 p.m. April 26. Music
for dancing will be provided by
Frankie AzcArraga and his conjunto.
Tickets are available from Mrs.
Elsie Garcia, 36-692; Mrs. Frances
Jones, 2-2101; Miss Mary Orr,
2-4833; and Mrs. Rae Ebdon, 2-3511.

Coffee House Opened

Margarita Union Church has begun
an experiment. Directed largely
toward senior highs as a part of the
youth program, a Coffee House called
"The Lamp" has been opened in the
church annex. Meeting 2 Saturday
nights each month, the Coffee House
will bring together young people of
senior high age in an informal get-
together.
Refreshments will be on sale to
be enjoyed around the coffee tables,
while opinions are voiced during the
"soap box" time and during teen
volunteer entertainment, music, solos,
pcem reading, art, etc.
The next meeting will be Saturday
from 6 to 10 p.m.

APRIL
3 to 7-Azuero Fair at Los Santos.
5, 6-"Li'l Abner" with the famous and
colorful characters of Dogpatch,
USA, at Canal Zone College.
6-Annual Spring Show of the Canal
Zone Gem and Mineral Society
at Stevens Circle, Balboa, from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The public
is invited.
6, 7, 9-The Castillo Cricket team from
Trinidad will play its final
matches against local cricket
teams.
April 6, 7, Trinidad vs. Isthmian
All Stars, at Balboa Stadium,
at 11 a.m.
April 9, Trinidad vs. Bernard
Thompson's XI, Paraiso, at
10 a.m.
8-14-Holy Week.
8-28-Pacific Softball League slow pitch
playoffs and Viceroy Invita-
tional Slow Pitch Softball
Tournament, Pacific Softball
League Park in Balboa, featur-
ing teams from the Canal Zone
and Panama, double elimina-
tion. Games will be played at
6:30 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9:15
p.m., Monday through Friday;
and at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m.,
12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 3:30 p.m.,
5 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m., and
9 p.m. Saturday and Sundays.
12-Good Friday (Holiday).
14-Easter Sunday.
-Sunrise Service at Fort Amador
Causeway, 6 to 7 a.m. Guest
speaker will be Capt. Richard
G. Hutcheson, Office of the
Chief of Chaplains Department
of the Navy in Washington,
D.C.
17-21-Industrial and Agriculture Fair at
La Chorrera.

Tues.-Return Of The Seven (ADULT)
Thurs.-Hour Of The Gun (AY)
Fri.-Athena (AYC)

Special Matinees
-All Films AYC or as Listed ***-
Saturday, April 6, 1968
BALBOA
10:00 a.m.
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear-Animated
feature. America's favorite comic strip
character is in the movies with his pals,
Boo Boo, Cindy, and all the joy-giving
gang in the Jellystone Park. (R.) (Color.)
T-97 mins.
COCO SOLO (Air Conditioned)
2:00 p.m.
Horizons West-Robert Ryan, Julie Adams:
Exciting outdoor drama depicting the
attempt to establish a cattle and land
empire. (SIT.) (R.) (Color.) AY.
T-89 mins.
DIABLO HEIGHTS
Double Feature-2:00 p.m.
The Little Ones-Dudley Foster, Derek
Francis, Kim Smith: Story of two Lon-
don slum kids who decide to run away
together. Plus: Outlaws Of The Prairie.
T-101 mins.
GAMBOA
6:15 p.m.
Sing, Boy Sing-Tommy Sands, Lili Gentle:
From preacher's son to rock-n-roll king
He came out of the South to sing his
way to the top of the world. (R.)
T-97 mins.
MARGARITA
2:00 p.m.
Love And Kisses-Rick Nelson, Jack Kelly:
A young high school graduate, about to
go to college, takes a bride while his
older sister is making plans for her wed-
ding. Complications arouse the entire
household. (R.) (Color.) AY.
T-94 mins.
GATUN
2:00 p.m.
Son Of Ali Baba-Tony Curtis, Piper
Laurie: Here is delightful combination
of romance, action, and suspense. (SIT.)
(R.) (Technicolor.) T-82 mins.
All night shows begin at 7:00 p.m.
except as shown. Program subject to
change without notice.
FILM SUITABILITY GUIDE-A, adults;
Y, young people 12 to 16; C, children
8 to 12.
T-Indicates Total Running Time.
R-Indicates Repeat.
SIT-Indicates Spanish Titles.

Scholarship Checks
Among the social and fraternal or-
ganizations which have recently con-
tributed to the Latin American Schol-
arship Committee are the Cay Caba-
lleros Club and The Supremes Com-
bo. Both Latin American commu-
nity organizations presented checks
to the scholarship committee in
ceremonies at the Paraiso Elementary
School.
Funds donated to the scholarship
committee by social and fraternal
organizations, and other contributions
from the committee's fund raising
activities, are used for the scholarship
fund, which has been extending
financial aid to students since 1950.
Contributions also come from Canal
Zone U.S.-community organizations
and various other sources. Five stu-
dents at Canal Zone College, and
two students attending schools in the
United States now are receiving
benefits from the Latin American
Scholarship Committee. (Photos in
Spanish section.)

Shirley, the shy girl interested in Dino, played by Stella Tremblay, left, learns from the other girls that Dino had
been in a reform school. In this scene from the play to be given by the Balboa High School Drama Club are, from
left: Stella Tremblay; Shirley Fontaine, receptionist at the settlement house, and teenage girls at the settlement
house: Bea, played by Carol Wigg; Pat, Jennie Veno; Silvia, Julie Murphy; and Della, played by Ada Beechner.
(Story on Page 1.)